Improperly obtained documents in divorce proceedings – Law Society’s Gazette

Posted October 22nd, 2010 in confidentiality, disclosure, divorce, news by sally

“In light of the Court of Appeal’s ­decision in Tchenguiz v Imerman; Imerman v Imerman [2010] EWCA Civ 908, all family lawyers are obliged to reconsider the advice given to clients in respect of ­improperly obtained documents.”

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Law Society’s Gazette, 21st October 2010

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Banker fails in challenge to prenuptial agreement with heiress – The Guardian

Posted October 21st, 2010 in divorce, news, prenuptial agreements by sally

“Court rules for first time that prenups should have ‘decisive weight’ in English divorce courts after Nicolas Granatino challenged agreement with Katrin Radmacher.”

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The Guardian, 20th October 2010

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Prenuptial agreement enforced under UK law – The Guardian

Posted October 20th, 2010 in divorce, news, prenuptial agreements by sally

“Prenuptial agreements have been recognised as enforceable under British divorce law for the first time, in a supreme court ruling today.”

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The Guardian, 20th October 2010

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Prenup agreements may become legally binding in England and Wales – The Guardian

Posted October 20th, 2010 in divorce, news, prenuptial agreements by sally

“A landmark divorce case could today change the face of British divorce law, with prenuptial agreements finally considered to be legally-binding in England and Wales if the Supreme Court rules against the ex-husband of a German heiress.”

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The Guardian, 20th October 2010

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Lawyers to be kept out of divorce battles – Daily Telegraph

Posted October 18th, 2010 in dispute resolution, divorce, news by sally

“Lawyers will be kept out of thousands of family dispute cases every year in a shake-up of divorce laws.”

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Daily Telegraph, 18th October 2010

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Comedian wins legal battle to joke about divorce – Daily Telegraph

Posted October 1st, 2010 in divorce, freedom of expression, human rights, injunctions, news by sally

“A stand-up comedian is finally allowed to joke about his ex-wife on stage after winning a bitter legal dispute in which she tried to gag him.”

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Daily Telegraph, 1st October 2010

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Children ‘used as ammunition’ in separations – The Guardian

Posted September 21st, 2010 in children, divorce, news, speeches by sally

“Parents who split up are damaging their children’s welfare by using them as ‘ammunition’ in the separation process, according to England’s most senior family court judge.”

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The Guardian, 21st September 2010

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R v Geary – WLR Daily

Posted August 10th, 2010 in appeals, divorce, law reports, proceeds of crime by sally

R v Geary [2010] WLR (D) 228

“The offence under s 328(1) of the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 of entering into or becoming concerned in an arrangement which a person knew or suspected facilitated the acquisition, retention, use or control of criminal property by or on behalf of another person, applied to property which was criminal at the time when the arrangement attached to it, and did not extend to property which was originally legitimate but became criminal only as a result of carrying out the arrangement.”

WLR Daily, 6th August 2010

Source: www.lawreports.co.uk

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Imerman v Tchenguiz and others; Same v Imerman – WLR Daily

Posted August 3rd, 2010 in appeals, confidentiality, divorce, financial provision, law reports by sally
“There was no legal justification for permitting a spouse to retain copies of documents unlawfully obtained in breach of confidence in order to prevent the other spouse from concealing assets in ancillary relief proceedings. A spouse could apply for search and seizure, freezing, preservation and similar orders to ensure that assets were not wrongly concealed or dissipated.”
WLR Daily, 30th July 2010

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Covertly found assets no longer valid in divorce – The Guardian

Posted July 30th, 2010 in divorce, documents, evidence, news by sally

“Separated couples will no longer be able to use secretly obtained documents to reveal their spouse’s hidden assets in divorce proceedings, the court of appeal has ruled.”

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The Guardian, 30th July 2010

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Polo playing dotcom tycoon forced to pay wife £7 million in divorce settlement – Daily Telegraph

Posted July 23rd, 2010 in disclosure, divorce, financial provision, news by sally

“A polo playing dotcom tycoon was ordered by a judge to pay his ex-wife half his £14 million fortune after being accused of ‘flagrant, persistent and consistent” attempts to hide his wealth.”

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Daily Telegraph, 23rd July 2010

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Ex-wife returns to court to ask for bigger divorce settlement – Daily Telegraph

Posted July 23rd, 2010 in divorce, financial provision, news by sally

“The ex-wife of a business tycoon has returned to the divorce courts to ask for a bigger slice of his fortune after he sold his business for £180 million.”

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Daily Telegraph, 23rd July 2010

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Boris Berezovsky’s second wife wins record £100m divorce settlement – The Guardian

Posted July 23rd, 2010 in divorce, financial provision, news by sally

“He has survived several assassination attempts, false charges of fraud by the Russian authorities and won high-profile libel cases in London courtrooms. But the exiled Russian oligarch Boris Berezovsky has been unable to escape the wrath of his second wife, Galina. Today she won a divorce from the businessman in the high court, in a settlement that lawyers believe could be the biggest in British legal history.”

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The Guardian, 22nd July 2010

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Prenuptial agreements on rise amongst younger men – The Guardian

Posted July 19th, 2010 in divorce, marriage, news, prenuptial agreements by sally

“Prenuptial agreements are becoming the norm among a generation of financially secure men who are rejecting the more romantic notions of their fathers.”

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The Guardian, 18th July 2010

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Goluboviv v Golubovic – WLR Daily

Posted July 16th, 2010 in appeals, divorce, foreign jurisdictions, law reports by sally
“Refusal to recognise a decree of divorce pronounced by a court in another jurisdiction within the Council of Europe, in the absence of a breach of natural justice, was a truly exceptional course.”
WLR Daily, 15th July 2010
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Tycoon’s wife gives taxman secret files – The Sunday Times

Posted May 10th, 2010 in divorce, news by sally

“Michelle Young, 45, who is divorcing her husband Scot, is to give HM Revenue & Customs a computer disk containing hundreds of pages of emails and other documents outlining his dealings in property, shares and film companies over the past five years.”

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The Sunday Times, 9th May 2010

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Property tycoon in £400m divorce battle declared bankrupt – The Independent

Posted April 23rd, 2010 in bankruptcy, divorce, financial provision, news by sally

“A tycoon fixer who is fighting a bitter divorce case from his estranged wife over claims that he has hidden his £400m fortune has been declared bankrupt by the taxman.”

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The Independent, 23rd April 2010

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Legal first as girl, 5, consulted in ‘tug-of-love’ court case – Daily Telegraph

Posted April 16th, 2010 in child abduction, children, custody, divorce, family courts, news by sally

“A five-year-old girl involved in a ‘tug-of-love’ case has made legal history after being consulted by a court about which parent she wants to live with.”

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Daily Telegraph, 16th April 2010

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Agbaje v Agbaje – WLR Daily

Agbaje v Agbaje [2010] UKSC 13; [2010] WLR (D) 71

“An English court considering under Pt III of the Matrimonial and Family Proceedings Act 1984 whether it would be appropriate to make an order for financial relief on the application of a party to a foreign divorce was not required to apply a forum non conveniens test and decide which of two jurisdictions was the appropriate one. The whole basis of Pt III was that it might be appropriate for two jurisdictions to be involved, one for the divorce and the other for ancillary relief.”

WLR Daily, 10th March 2010

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Ruling confirms London as divorce payout capital – The Independent

Posted March 10th, 2010 in divorce, financial provision, foreign jurisdictions, news by sally

“London’s reputation as the divorce payout capital of the world was reinforced by the Supreme Court today.”

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The Independent, 10th March 2010

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